Prognostic Relevance of a Non-Invasive Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function and Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Abstract

A simple echocardiographic evaluation of PASP and RV function with TAPSE may improve risk stratification in patients with CHF. Importantly, if PASP cannot be recorded at echocardiography, a restrictive DT, measurable in the vast majority of patients, may be coupled with TAPSE to stratify patients.